KEVIN Keegan believes that Manchester City's players have to take responsibility for their own discipline.

KEVIN Keegan believes that Manchester City's players have to take responsibility for their own discipline.

The Blues chief has been forced to reprimand Nick Weaver, Steve Howey and Jeff Whitley in the past fortnight for breaching club rules on drinking.

But while the strict disciplinarian has told the players in no uncertain terms about the behaviour he expects from them off-the-field, he admits that it is up to the individuals to change their habits.

''It's not good for anyone when football makes the front pages of newspapers,'' said Keegan. ''It is down to the individuals, though, to change that. They have to think about what their job entails.

''They're in the public eye more than ever now and with the internet fans can swap messages and start talking about what footballers they have seen out and about. I've told this to the players here.

''And I have told them what this club and I expect of them. I don't care what happened in the past, these players know the club rules and those who have broken the rules have been punished accordingly.''